Smart Keys

Use this page to enable or disable specific smart keys and to define which actions you want to be invoked automatically.

Item	Description
Home	When this checkbox is selected, on pressing `Home`, the caret is positioned at the first non-space character of the current line. Pressing `Home` subsequently moves the caret from the Smart Home position to the first column and back.
End (on blank line)	When this checkbox is selected, on pressing `End` in an empty line, the caret is positioned with the indent, which DataGrip assumes to be reasonable in the current code point (indentation is based on the current Code Style Settings).
Insert pair bracket	Select this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically add a closing round or square bracket for each typed opening round or square bracket, respectively.
Insert pair quote	Select this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically add a closing single or double quote for each typed opening single or double quote, respectively.
Reformat block on typing "}"	If this checkbox is selected, then, on typing the closing curly brace, the enclosed code block is reformatted automatically, if the formatting of this code block does not match the selected code style.
Use 'CamelHumps' words	Select this checkbox to have DataGrip discern separate words within CamelHump names. Words within a name should start with a capital letter or an underscore. This option impacts some editor actions, for example: Caret Move (`Ctrl+Right`/`Ctrl+Left`) Caret Move with Selection (`Ctrl+Shift+Right`/`Ctrl+Shift+Left`) Select Word at Caret (`Ctrl+W`) Delete to Word Start/End (`Ctrl+Backspace` and `Ctrl+Delete` respectively) Double-clicking (if Honor "CamelHumps" word settings when selecting using double click is enabled on the Editor \| General settings page).
Surround selection on typing quote or brace	If this checkbox is selected, the selected text on typing a quote, double-quote or brace, will be surrounded with these characters. If this checkbox is not selected, then the typed quotes, double-quotes or braces will replace the selection.
Add multiple carets on double `Ctrl`/`⌥` with arrow keys	If this checkbox is selected, then: pressing `Ctrl` (for Windows or NIX) or `⌥` (for macOS) twice plus up/down arrow keys leads to creating multiple carets. pressing `Ctrl` (for Windows or NIX) or `⌥`(for macOS) twice plus left/right arrow keys or Home/End leads to creating a selection. For more information, see the Multicursor section.
Enter	Use this area to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Enter`. Smart Indent - select this checkbox to have DataGrip add a new line and position the caret in it, with the indent that DataGrip assumes to be reasonable in the current point of code (indentation is based on the current Code Style settings). If the checkbox is cleared, upon pressing `Enter` in a blank line, DataGrip adds a new line and positions the caret at the current non-space character column. Insert pair '}' - select this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically position a closing brace `}` at the proper column when `Enter` is pressed in an empty line. In this case DataGrip seeks backward for the nearest unclosed opening brace `{` and places the closing one at the corresponding indentation level.
Backspace	Use this drop-down list to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Backspace` key. The available options are: Disabled - pressing `Backspace` returns the caret by one position at a time. To nearest indent position To proper indentation
Reformat on paste	Use this drop-down list to specify how to place pasted code blocks. The available options are: None - The pasted code is inserted at the caret location as plain text without any reformatting or indenting. Indent Block - The pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings, but its inner structure is not changed. Indent Each Line- Each line of the pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings. Reformat Block- The pasted code block is reformatted according to the currentCode Style Settings. This feature is applicable to lines that contain the trailing line feed characters.
XML/HTML	In this area, define the actions to be invoked automatically when editing XML or HTML code. Insert closing tag on tag completion: select this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically insert a closing XML or HTML tag upon entering the corresponding opening one. Insert required attributes on tag completion: select this checkbox to have DataGrip display a template with all mandatory attributes of the typed tag. Insert required subtags on tag completion: select this checkbox to have DataGrip display a template with all mandatory subtags. Start attribute on tag completion: select this checkbox to have DataGrip display a template with the first mandatory attribute of the typed tag. Add quotes for attribute value on typing '=': select this checkbox to have DataGrip automatically add quotes for the value of the attribute that you are currently typing. Auto-close tag on typing '</': select this check box to automatically add a closing tag after entering </. Clear this checkbox to turn off such auto-completion. Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing: When this checkbox is selected and you edit an opening tag the corresponding closing tag is automatically changed accordingly. If this checkbox is cleared, editing the opening tag does not affect the closing tag which remains unchanged. As a result, the opening and closing tags do not match and the entire construct is underlined as erroneous. This checkbox controls the behaviour of DataGrip in the following contexts: HTML files HTML injections within SQL code HTML with templates Handlebars/Mustache templates Handlebars/Mustache template files with the extension `.hbs` XML, XHTML files DTD files JSX files
CSS	In this area, define the selection of CSS identifiers/classes: Select whole CSS identifier on double-click: If this checkbox is selected, double-click on a CSS identifier or class name selects the entire name up to the prefix: If this checkbox is not selected, double-click on a CSS identifier or class name selects a portion of a name up to the nearest hyphens:
SQL	Insert string concatenation on Enter. You may want to turn this option off, if the DBMS you are working with supports multiline string literals: Say, there is the following fragment for PostgreSQL `text` value `notes`: `SET notes = 'Lightest element'` and the cursor is in front of the word `element`. If the option is on, and you press `Enter`, the fragment will change to: `SET notes = 'Lightest ' \|\| 'element'` Otherwise, the fragment will change to: `SET notes = 'Lightest element'` Qualify object on code completion. The selected option defines how the name of an object is inserted in the editor when using the code completion suggestion box. Always. The qualified object names are always used, i.e. `<schema_name>.<object_name>`. On collisions. The qualified object name is used only if the short name is ambiguous, e.g. when there is the object with the same name in more than one schema. Never. The unqualified object names are always used.

Last modified: 4 April 2018